The Mau Mau Emergency, which lasted between 1952 and 1960, was one of the most violent flashpoints of Britain’s exit from empire. Historians have long been fascinated with this dramatic episode in Kenya’s history, but the existing scholarship has had been biased towards males in the Mau Mau movement. This paper will have two components. First, it will examin […]

"This paper explores the changing power capabilities of Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa (the ’Big Five’) over the next 25 years. Of these countries, Ethiopia and Nigeria are forecast to increase their power capabilities, whereas Algeria, Egypt and South Africa are expected to stagnate or decline...Nigeria it could become Africa’s lon […]

"After several months of negotiations with some of the country’s top international mining firms, on March 25th the government announced changes to a controversial mineral royalty tax... The most controversial aspect of the budget included a law replacing corporate income tax for mining companies with higher royalties, increasing to 20 percent from 6 per […]

Marques wrote this book in 2011 after very extensive research , interviews of miners, and careful documentation. He accused some specific generals among others for abuse of miners in Lunda Nord province. They sued him in Portugal for slander; it was dismissed; it was brought again in Angola, defeated but appealed now. It is a test of the courts more than of […]

Criminal defamation charges have been filed against Rafael Marques which appear to be politically motivated and intended to silence his criticism of government policy. Please consider adding your name to the petition created by Amnesty Portugal for Rafael Marques. JS